Kristen Hatton holds a master’s in counseling and works primarily with teen girls, parents and families. She is the author of Parenting Ahead, The Gospel-Centered Life in Exodus for Students, Face Time: Your Identity in a Selfie World, and Get Your Story Straight. Kristen and her pastor husband reside in Dallas, Texas and are the parents of three young adults and a son-in-law. Learn more by visiting her website at www.kristenhatton.com.
It’s nearly 11:30 at night. I’m normally asleep at this time but, until I hear the reassuring beep of the back door alerting me that my teenage daughter is home safe, I won’t be able to fully rest….
Floor-to-ceiling murals cover the three walls of the elementary school cafeteria where our small church gathers each Sunday morning. As a now established, self-running church plant, we’re still growing. Our metal folding chairs, about 100 of them, face…
The day I first learned my daughter was battling bulimia, we were together in the car for the first time since she had gotten her drivers license the month before. While I had been so ready for her…
Last winter I conducted an anonymous online survey of teens. The survey results serve as the foundation behind my second book for teen girls, which is currently in the works. But what I gleaned from one particular question is something…
In our youth’s culture of constant connection and instantaneous updates, they don’t have to wait for next week’s tabloid (or locker room chit-chat) for the latest gossip. Twitter takes care of that. With every slanderous story and incriminating…
We all tell stories to each other–stories about what happened when we were kids, stories about last night, and stories where we dream about the future. Some stories are funny, some are amazing, others are sad, but they…
